Freddie Ballentine, Kevin Short, Janai Brugger, Kathryn Lewek & Matthew White Lead Cincinnati Opera’s 2027 Season

The Cincinnati Opera has announced its 2027 Summer Festival. The season opens with “John Lewis: Good Trouble” by Maria Thompson Corley and Diana Solomon-Glover. The opera will star Freddie Ballentine, Kevin Short, Marietta Simpson, Victoria Okafor, Sirgourney Cook, Ron Dukes, Markel Reed, and Andrew Turner. Timothy Douglas serves as stage director and dramaturg, with Everett McCorvey, founder and music director of {…}

Jan 21, 2023

Semperoper Dresden to Revive Willy Decker’s ‘Der Ring des Nibelungen’

(© Semperoper Dresden/Matthias Creutziger) Semperoper Dresden is set to bring back Willy Decker’s production of “Der Ring des Nibelungen” this February. This revival will celebrate the 20th anniversary of this staging’s first performances and the first in five years. In sum, there will be two cycles – one starting on Jan. 27 and running through Feb. 1 and a second {…}

Apr 5, 2021

Jonas Kaufmann, Piotr Beczala, Juan Diego Flórez, Russell Thomas,Nicole Heaston, Lisette Oropesa Headline Top 10 Operas to Stream This Week

If last week’s central theme was all about Wagner, it seems that this week formed around tenors. Superstar tenors. Of course, there are loads of other types of performers, but if you’re a fan of the tenor, you’re in for a nice series of offerings (especially today, April 5). So without further ado, let’s take stock of the top 10 {…}

Mar 28, 2021

Klaus Florian Vogt, Julia Muzychenko & René Pape Headline Semperoper Dresden’s ‘Die Zauberflöte’

(Credit: Semperoper Dresden official website) The Semperoper Dresden has announced that it will broadcast Mozart and Schikaneder’s popular singspiel “Die Zauberflöte.” The opera will star Klaus Florian Vogt, René Pape, Julia Muzychenko, Sebastian Wartig, Evelin Novak, Alexandros Stavrakakis, Nikola Hillebrand, Menna Cazel, Michal Doron, Lawson Anderson, Gerald Hupach, Doğukan Kuran, Jürgen Müller, Anna Kudriashova-Stepanets, and Aaron Pegram. Christoph Gedschold conducts {…}

Oct 27, 2020

Andrzej Dobber Replaces Alexey Markov in ‘Tosca’ at Semperoper Dresden

(Credit: The Semperoper Dresden official website) The Semperoper Dresden has announced that Polish baritone Andrzej Dobber will sing the role of Scarpia in the Semper Essenz presentation of Puccini’s “Tosca” on Oct. 30 2020, replacing Alexey Markov. Dobber will join a cast that includes tenor Jonathan Tetelman in the role of Mario Cavaradossi, and soprano Elena Guseva in the title {…}

Oct 16, 2020

Andrzej Dobber Replaces Alexey Markov in ‘Tosca’ at Semperoper

(Credit: The Semperoper Dresden official website) The Semperoper Dresden has announced that Polish baritone Andrzej Dobber will sing the role of Scarpia in the Semper Essenz presentation of Puccini’s “Tosca” on Oct. 17. 2020, replacing Alexey Markov. Dobber will join a cast that includes tenor Najmiddin Mavlyanov in the role of Mario Cavaradossi, and soprano Elena Guseva in the title {…}

May 8, 2019

Rihab Chaieb, Latonia Moore Headline George London Foundation’s 2019-20 Season

The George London Foundation has announced its 2019-20 season, which will feature recitals from some of the most prominent artists around. Soprano Latonia Moore and bass Ryan Speedo Green kick off the series with a joint performance alongside pianist Ken Noda. Moore won the George London Award in 2002 while Green took it home in 2014. Performance Date: Oct. 20, {…}

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